Maui: Ohe'o Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools)

In southeast Maui, in the part of Haleakala National Park that touches the coast, the Kuloa Point Trail goes down to 'Ohe'o Gulch, better known as the Seven Sacred Pools.




View from the bridge

(Yes, there was swimming.)
15 Aug 2011

Maui: Wailua Falls

South of Hana in southeast Maui, just off the highway, can be seen Wailua Falls.









15 Aug 2011

Maui: Wai'anapanapa Park

At Wai'anapanapa Park, near Hana on the northeast side of Maui, there's a black sand beach (which is actually more black pebbles and stones than sand, but let's not quibble) and freshwater caves.








15 Aug 2011

Moonrise over Hana

The full moon rising behind a palm tree on the shore of Hana, in Maui.



14 Aug 2011

Maui: Along Hana Highway

Maui, Hawai'i
Along Hana Highway (a.k.a., The Road to Hana)
Looking over Honomanu Bay





Trees from a trail that proved to only have this going for it.


Pua'a Ka'a small falls


14 Aug 2011

In the garden: California Wonder Bell Pepper

As noted in the last post, my wife planted a garden out on our condo's patio back at the beginning of May (see that one for an overview of the garden's progress over the weeks).

 Commencing the plant-specific posts, this post tracks the California Wonder bell pepper plant (one of several peppers she planted) from first bloom through when the first fruit was picked.
May 7
May 15
May 21
May 21
May 21
May 30
May 30
May 30
June 4
June 11
June 26
July 2
July 10: the little one starts to turn but also to shrivel
July 16: both turning red
July 23: this one clearly did not make it
July 23
July 23, after harvest--which may have been premature, as it tasted a little bitter; I didn't say it turned out impressively.

How does your garden grow?

Back at the beginning of May my wife decided to start a garden. However, we live in a third floor condo with only a small patio, so we had to put everything in pots and planters. Given that our patio only gets afternoon sun we weren't sure whether the plants would grow. (She planted five different tomato plants, six different peppers, beans, zucchini, cucumber, and many herbs.)

Below are shots taken at roughly weekly increments showing an overview of what has come of our little garden. (Note: Yes, we did rearrange the whole patio part way through.) Updated.
May 7
May 15
May 21
May 30
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 10
July 16

In coming posts I'll feature shots focusing more on individual plants.